Guiding attachment for doors.



NI -698,052. Patented Apr. 22 I902;

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'NITED; STATES ATENT OFFICE.

WASHINGTON N. G. PLACE, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

GUIDING ATTACHMENT FOR DOORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 698,052, dated April 22, 1902.

Application filed May 20, 1901.

ton, have invented certain new and useful" Improvements in Guiding Attachments for Doors, &c., of which the following is a specification.

My invention comprehends means for guiding the back edge of doors, shutters, covers,

and the like to and from a seated position.

Among numerous objects attained by this invention and readily understood from the following description and accompanying drawing, forming a part thereof, is the prevention of chafing or binding of the back edges of doors or the like as opened and closed, avoidance of the necessity of a third hinge on large doors or shutters, and facilitation of the hanging of same.

With reference to the drawings filed h'er e' with and bearing like characters of reference for corresponding parts throughout, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the guide member of the device as preferably embodied. Fig. 2 is a like view of the way. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the guide with the nose or antifriction-roller removed. Fig. 4: is a top edge view of way. Fig. 5 indicates said parts in relative position on a door and frame shown on reduced scale, and Fig. 6 is a horizontal transverse section of a portion of the back stile of a door and adjacent jamb with the guide and way indicated in like section and relative position when the door is closed.

Before proceeding to set up any preferred embodiment of this invention the utility of a Serial No. 60,986. (No model.)

ofthe rabbet of the jamb as the door is opened and closed.

The invention comprehends any suitable means for guiding the back edge of doors, shutters, covers, or the like at a point or points intermediate their hangings, so as to insure proper seating thereof in the rabbet of the supporting frame or jamb and clear same when moving to and from seated position, thereby preventing chafing and binding of the door and avoiding the necessity of trimming or dressing the door should the back edge become warped and also obviating the requirement of a third hinge.

.As now considered, this invention comprises a guide, as 1, which is preferably suit-, ably formed for attachment to the rear edge of the back stile of a door or the like, as 2,

'and in the present embodimeutis secured invided with a recess, as 4, of suitable size to receive the guide and afford bearing-surfaces therefor to carry the door to and from place andhold it from binding in the rabbet'of the jamb. .To prolong the usefulness of this recess, a suitable metallic way, as 5, for the guide is incorporated and comprises a body formed with suitable surfaces adapted to re-' lieve the wall of said recess from wear of the guide incidentalv to the openingand closing of the door. sists of plate metal brought to substantially L shape, so as to fit the rabbet of the jamb, and formed with an aperture 6 in one face to receive the guide and rearwardly-extending plates, as 7, disposed at opposite edges of the As now included, this way conaperture and adapted to fit recess land offer In the present embodiment guide 1 is formed with a base-plate 8, of plate metal, having suitable screw-holes 9 for convenience in fastening the guide in place and suitable black-- ets, as 10, serving to support the nose of the guide, which, as now considered, consists of a suitable antifriction-roller, as 11, adapted to reduce friction of the guide on the plates 7 of the way and supported by a suitable axle carried by said brackets. As now constructed base-plate 8 is offset at one side edge to conveniently bring the nose of the guide slightly beyond the edge of the door which enters the corner of the rabbet of the jamb, while the main portion of said base rests substantially midway the back edges of the door and is preferably set into the surface, so as to bring the top of the base flush. The aperture 6 in the way is preferably rendered of sufficient length to compensate for irregularities in setting the guide and may be of any desired dimension, while the width thereof is substantially equal to the thickness of the nose or di ameter of the roller forming same, Fig. 6, so as to engage either plate and insure proper seating of the rear-edge of the door, irrespective the way it may be warped.

In setting the guide on doors recently hung and true it is ordinarily placed at a point midway the top and bottom hangings or hinges and is likewise positioned relative to large doors and takes the place of a third hinge, though it is obvious that a plurality of guides may be used on a single door, if found neces sary, by warping of the door causing it to bind in the rabbet of the jamb along the back edge at various points. Gran ting relative position of a guide and way on a door and jamb, respectively, Fig. 5, it will be readily understood that should the door be closed the nose of the guide will enter the way, and should the door be warped or improperly hung, so as to ordinarily bind against the surface of the rabbet at right angles to the face of the jamb, said nose will bear upon the respective plate 7 and force the door to spring to a proper seat along the rear edge. Likewise in opening the door the nose will find bearing to guide said edge free of the jamb, and thereby prevent chafing or binding. When setting the door, the guide serves to direct proper placing thereof in the frame and matching of the butts, and thereby facilitates the work.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a swinging door or the like and jamb; of means to guide the rear edge of said door relatively to the jamb.

2. The combination with a door or the like and its jamb, of a guiding device having its members located on the jamb and rear edge of the door and cooperating with each other to direct said edge relatively to the jamb and prevent binding.

3. The combination with a door or the like and jamb; of a guide comprising a base fixed to the back stile of the door and carrying a rearwardly-projecting nose and a recess in the jamb arranged to receive and coact with said nose.

4. The combination with a door or the like and jamb; of a guide comprising a base fixed to the rear edge of said door and having a rearwardly-projecting nose, a recess in said jamb arranged to receive said guide and a way in the recess cooperating with said nose to direct said door edge relatively to the jamb.

5. The combination with a door or the like and the jamb; of a guide comprising a base fixed to the rear edge of said door, an antifriction-roller carried thereby and forming a rearwardly-projecting nose, a recess in said jamb arranged to receive the nose and a way in said recess having opposite bearing-surfaces cooperating with said roller to direct said door edge relatively to the jamb.

6. The combination with a door or the like and jamb, of a guide formed with a base adapted for attachment to the rear edge of a door or the like having brackets, a verticallydisposed roller axially supported thereby, and a substantially L-shaped way adapted for attachment to the jamb and formed with an aperture in one face and projecting bearingsurface at opposite edges thereof adapted for cooperative association with said roller to direct said door edge during primary opening and final closing movement thereof.

Signed at SeattleJ Vashington, this 26th day of April, 1901.

WASHINGTON N. G. PLACE.

l/Vitnesses:

FREDERICK A. MCDONALD, ANNA B. WIGHT.

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